St. Francis’ Junior Ibarra, MVC’s Ava Johnson, Aptos’ Luke Garvey, Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz named Preps of the Week | Pajaronian Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the weeks of March 4-10 and 11-17.
Preps of the Week (March 4-10)
Boys: St. Francis High senior Junior Ibarra batted 2-for-4 with two RBIs and pitched a complete game...
Aptos’ boys’ track and field athletes find success at Arcadia Invitational | Weeklys Sports Roundup
Aptos senior Logan Brantley won the discus event with a toss of 169-feet, 6 inches in the open division at the prestigious Arcadia Track and Field Invitational on April 11-12. The Mariners’ standout athlete also placed 12th in the discus invitational division with a throw...
Monte Vista Christian adds two new head coaches to athletics department
Monte Vista Christian announced the addition of two new head coaches for the upcoming 2024-25 prep sports year.
The school’s athletics website posted in June that Juan Diego Alvarez and Al Toney were brought on board to lead the girls’ soccer and boys’ basketball programs,...
St. Francis’ Sam Braun makes immediate impact on the court | Boys basketball
WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High junior Sam Braun was forced to sit on the sideline during the first half of the basketball season after he transferred from Soquel High in the offseason.
The standout forward was frustrated he couldn’t play immediately, but it did give him a...
Cougars embrace challenging road ahead | PCAL football preview
San Lorenzo Valley High football head coach Dave Grant decided to test his returning players by putting them up to a challenge during the offseason.
So far, he’s pretty impressed with the response.
“One thing for sure is these guys have been putting in the work,”...
St. Francis’ Aquino named Pajaronian Male Athlete of the Year
WATSONVILLE—It was a memorable campaign for St. Francis High alumnus Saul Noel Aquino who closed out his senior year as a champion, while also earning a couple of accolades along the way.
The standout student-athlete was named the Most Valuable Player in the Pacific Coast...
Local athletes qualify for league finals | High school track and field
Watsonville High seniors Adan Rivas and Louie Brambila will see once and for all who the fastest runner is within the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
The Wildcatz duo will compete in the division finals at Christopher High on Friday at 4pm.
Rivas had the...
Local Roundup: Cross country off and running
St. Francis High senior Julian Vargas won the 2.93-mile H2Omelon Run in 15 minutes, 28 seconds at Pinto Lake County Park on Sept. 8.
Gilroy High’s Nicholas Guzman (15:46) and Joshua Guzman (16:55) finished second and third, respectively, to help the Mustangs win the team...
Mariners confident they can make a run at a CCS D-II title | Girls soccer
APTOS—The divisions and seedings for the Central Coast Section soccer playoffs were all set in place on Thursday evening.
And when it was all said and done, Aptos High coach Gina Castañeda was hoping they’d end up in the Division I field. Especially because they...
Watsonville boys’ soccer extends win streak to three | Weeklys Sports Roundup
Watsonville junior Justin Alfaro recorded a hat trick to help lift the boys’ soccer team to a 4-1 victory over Salinas in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Jan. 6.
Alfaro finished with a game-best three goals, while teammate junior Jesus Contreras-Barboza...
Armed man arrested after standoff
A man was taken into custody after a shooting Saturday night near Riverside Drive and Marchant Street.
Just before 7pm, Watsonville Police responded to reports...
